AbAhluleli 3 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

AbaHluleli 3 Izizwe ezithile zilahlwe yiNkosi

¹ Lezi ziyizizwe uJehova azishiya ukuze avivinye u-Israyeli ngazo, wonke u-Israyeli owayengazazi zonke izimpi zaseKhanani;

² Kuphela ukuze izizukulwane zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli zazi, ukubafundisa impi, okungenani labo ababengayazi ngaphambili;

³ Lezi ziyizikhulu zamaFilisti eziyisihlanu, nawo onke amaKhanani, namaSidoni, namaHivi, ahlala entabeni yaseLebanoni, kusukela entabeni yaseBali-Hermoni kuze kube sekungeneni kweHamati.

⁴ Kwadingeka bavivinye u-Israyeli ngabo ukuze bazi uma bengayilalela imiyalo kaJehova eyayala oyise ngesandla sikaMose.

⁵ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahlala phakathi kwamaKhanani, namaHeti, nama-Amori, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi.

⁶ Athatha amadodakazi awo abe ngomkawo, anika amadodana awo amadodakazi awo, akhonza onkulunkulu bawo.

⁷ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, bamkhohlwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, bakhonza oBali nezihlahla.

⁸ Ngalokho intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u-Israyeli, wathengisa ngabo esandleni sikaKushani Ristayimi, inkosi yase-Aramu Pothamiya;

⁹ Lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bembiza uJehova, uJehova wabavusela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli umsindisi owabakhulula, u-Otheniyeli indodana kaKenazi, umfowabo omncane kaKalebi.

¹⁰ UMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kwakhe, waqondisa u-Israyeli, waphuma ukulwa. Isandla sakhe saba namandla phezu kukaKushan-Risatayim.

¹¹ Izwe laba nokuphumula iminyaka engamashumi amane. U-Otheniyeli indodana kaKenazi wafa.

¹² Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuye benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova; uJehova wamnika u-Egiloni inkosi yakwaMowabi amandla phezu kuka-Israyeli, ngokuba benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.

¹³ Wabutha abantwana bakwa-Amoni no-Amaleki kanye naye, wahamba wachitha u-Israyeli, wadla umuzi wamasundu.

¹⁴ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamkhonza u-Egiloni inkosi yakwaMowabi iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili.

¹⁵ Kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bembiza uJehova, uJehova wabavusela umsindisi, u-Ehudi indodana kaGera, umBenjamini, umuntu oyinxele; futhi ngaye abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathumela isipho ku-Egiloni, inkosi yakwaMowabi.

¹⁶ Kodwa u-Ehudi wazenzela inkemba esika nhlangothi zombili, ubude bayo buyingalo; walibhinca ngaphansi kwengubo yakhe ethangeni lakhe lokunene.

¹⁷ Waletha isipho ku-Egiloni inkosi yakwaMowabi; u-Egiloni wayengumuntu okhuluphele kakhulu.

¹⁸ Kwathi eseqedile ukunikela umnikelo, wabamukisa abantu ababethwele isipho.

¹⁹ Kepha yena wabuya ezithombeni ezibaziweyo zaseGiligali, wathi: “Nginendaba eyimfihlo kuwe, nkosi, ethi: Thula.” Baphuma kuye bonke ababemi ngakuye.

²⁰ U-Ehudi wayesesondela kuye; wahlala endlini yasehlobo, ayenakho konke. Wathi u-Ehudi: “Nginezwi elivela kuNkulunkulu ngawe.” Asukume esihlalweni.

²¹ U-Ehudi welula isandla sakhe sobunxele, wathatha inkemba ethangeni lakhe lokunene, wayigwaza esiswini sakhe.

²² Umphini waso wangena emva kwenkemba; amanoni avala inkemba, ukuze angawukhiphi inkemba esiswini sakhe; kwaphuma ukungcola.

²³ U-Ehudi wayesephumela egcekeni, wamvalela iminyango yekamelo lokuhlala, wayihluthulela;

²⁴ Esephumile, zafika izinceku; kwathi lapho bebona ukuthi iminyango yekamelo lokuphumula ivaliwe, bathi: “Ngempela, uzimboze izinyawo zakhe ekamelweni lakhe lasehlobo.”

²⁵ Bahlala baze baba namahloni; bathatha isihluthulelo, bawuvula; bheka, inkosi yabo yawela emhlabathini ifile.

²⁶ U-Ehudi waphunyuka zisalindile, wadlula izithombe ezibaziweyo, wabalekela eSeyiri.

²⁷ Esefikile wabetha icilongo ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli behla naye entabeni, yena waphuma phambi kwabo.

²⁸ Wathi kubo: “Ngilandeleni, ngokuba uJehova unikele izitha zenu, abakwaMowabi, esandleni senu.” Behla bamlandela, bathumba amazibuko aseJordani kwaMowabi, abavumelanga muntu ukuba awele.

²⁹ Babulala ngaleso sikhathi amadoda akwaMowabi kungathi izinkulungwane eziyishumi, onke amaqhawe namaqhawe; akwaphunyuka muntu.

³⁰ Ngalokho uMowabi wathotshiswa ngalolo suku phansi kwesandla sika-Israyeli. Izwe laba nokuthula iminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili.

³¹ Emva kwakhe kwaba nguSamgari indodana ka-Anati owabulala kumaFilisti amadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha ngociko lwenkabi; wasindisa no-Israyeli.